Ukulingwa Kokukholwa

U-Abrahama wafundisa indodanakhe u-Isaka ukuthanda nokuthemba uJehova nazo zoke iinthembiso zakhe. Kodwana u-Isaka nakaneminyaka ema-25, uJehova watjela u-Abrahama bona enze into okubudisi khulu. Bekuyini lokho?

UZimu wathi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngibawa uthathe okukuphela kwendodanakho wenze ngayo umhlatjelo entabeni yeMoriya.’ U-Abrahama bekangalemuki bona uJehova kubayini athi enze njalo. Nanyana kunjalo wamlalela uJehova.

Ekuseni ngakusasa, u-Abrahama wathatha u-Isaka neensebenzi zakhe ezimbili baya eMoriya. Emalangeni amathathu, bebayibona ikude indawo leyo. U-Abrahama watjela iinsebenzi zakhe ezimbili bona zisale njengombana yena no-Isaka bayokwenza umhlatjelo. U-Abrahama wathwesa u-Isaka iinkuni, yena waphatha umukhwa. U-Isaka wabuza ubabakhe wathi: “Iphi imvu yokwenza umnikelo otjhiswako.” U-Abrahama wamphendula wathi: “Msanami, uZimu uzasipha imvu yokwenza umhlatjelo otjhiswako.”

Kwathi bona bafike entabeni, bakha i-aldara. U-Abrahama wabopha u-Isaka izandla neenyawo, wamlalisa phezu kwe-aldara.

U-Abrahama wathatha umukhwa. Nakasenza njalo, ingilozi kaJehova yarhuwelela isezulwini yathi: “Abrahama! Ungamlimazi umsana. Nje sengiyazi bona uyamsaba uZimu ngombana akhenge ungalele ngendodanakho okukuphela kwayo.” U-Abrahama wabona iramu kudanyana libambeke ngeempondo emthini. Khonokho walisa u-Isaka wenza umhlatjelo ngeramu esikhundleni saka-Isaka.

Kusukela ngelangelo, uJehova wabiza u-Abrahama ngokuthi mnganakhe. Uyazi bona kubayini? Kungombana u-Abrahama wenza nanyana yini ebekufuze ayenze. Nanyana bekangazwisisi bona kubayini uJehova athi kufuze enze njalo.

UJehova wasibuyelela isithembiso sakhe ku-Abrahama wathi: “Ngizokubusisa, ngizokwenza isizukulwana sakho sibe sinengi njengeenkwekwezi.” Lokho bekutjho ukuthi uJehova bekazokubusisa boke abantu abalungileko ngeenzukulwana zaka-Abrahama.